Nursery World - EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Bear and Hare: Mine!

by Emily Gravett (Two Hoots/Pan MacMillan)

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This book is part of a series featuring two beautifully illustrated characters, Bear and Hare. They are supposedly friends but here, their friendship is put to the test.

The two go for a walk, with Hare bouncing ahead and Bear bumbling along after him. Every time they come across an object of interest, Hare wants it for himself. Each time Bear says, ‘Share?’, but Hare always replies, ‘Mine!’

At first, Bear appears not to mind as Hare gobbles up a flower and an ice-cream. Things come to a head when they find a balloon. Hare does not want to share, and with both of them pulling at the balloon, it bursts. When Hare carries on with the walk, Bear is no longer with him. Hare does not seem to mind as he helps himself to some honey from a beehive. The bees, on the other hand, do mind. They chase Hare and sting him. The story ends with Bear giving first-aid treatment to his grateful friend, who then offers to share the honey.

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